1237 - ما يَنبَغي التَّسَلُّحُ بِهِ عَلَى الأعداءِ

1237. HOW TO ARM ONESELF AGAINST ENEMIES

4037.لقمانُ عليه السلام - في وَصِيَّتِهِ لاِبنِهِ - : يا بُنَيَّ ، لِيَكُن مِمّا تَتَسَلَّحُ بِهِ عَلى‏ عَدُوِّكَ فَتَصرَعُهُ المُماسَحَةُ وإعلانُ الرِّضا عَنهُ ، ولا تُزاوِلْهُ بِالمُجانَبَةِ فيَبدُوَ لَهُ ما في نَفسِكَ فَيتَأهَّبَ لَكَ .¹

4037. Luqman (AS) said in his advice to his son, ‘O my son, make persuasion that which you arm yourself with against the enemy to knock him down and not to avoid him, and to pretend that you are pleased with him. Do not try to avoid him so that whatever you have inside be manifested to him, leading him to prepare himself for you [to reciprocate].’²